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Court Tells Cabinet to Decide on President

Under the Nigerian constitution, the federal Cabinet can declare the president incapacitated, setting the stage for his removal. But it is unlikely that a Cabinet appointed by the ailing president will declare him unfit to govern Africa’s most populous nation. … read more

Protest In Warri Over Yar’Adua

Economic activities were temporarily paralysed in the cities of Warri and Effurun on Friday as protesters marched on major roads against the continued refusal of President Umaru Yar’Adua to hand over to his deputy, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan. Shops, earlier opened, … read more

Thousands protest absent President

Over 5,000 people took to the streets in Lagos on Thursday to demand the end of the leadership crisis in Nigeria, which is currently threatening to undermine the constitution and engender chaos in the nation. President Umaru Yar’Adua, who has … read more

Curfew relaxed in jos after violence

The government of Nigeria’s northern Plateau State Wednesday shortened the curfew period imposed on the capital city, Jos, from 24 to 17 hours, after the sectarian violence, which began Sunday, seemed to have been curtailed. The curfew will now be … read more

Jos buries hundreds

The people of Jos buried their dead on Thursday as thousands of refugees sought shelter following Nigeria’s latest eruption of violence between Christians and Muslims that many blame as much on poverty and failed government as on religious hatred. Burned-out … read more

OBJ says YRD should resign

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo sent a clear message to his successor, President Umaru Yar’Adua, yesterday in Abuja: throw in the towel. It was on the same day that the Save Nigeria Group marched across Lagos streets asking that our constitution … read more